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The US Department of Defense said,PentagonThe US Army carried out “retaliatory strikes” – yesterday, Monday – in Iraq after an attack launched earlier the same day by gunmen, which resulted in the injury of 3 American soldiers, one of whom is in critical condition.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said – in a statement – that “the US Armed Forces launched necessary and proportionate strikes on 3 facilities in Iraq used by Kataib Hezbollah and its affiliated groups.”
He explained, “These precise strikes are a response to a series of attacks against American crews in Iraq and Syria launched by Iranian-sponsored militias, including an attack launched by the Iranian-affiliated Hezbollah Brigades and its affiliated groups on the Erbil air base earlier today.”
“My prayers go out to the brave Americans who were injured,” he added.
Today, at @POTUS’ direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary & proportionate strikes on 3 facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah & affiliated groups in Iraq. These precision strikes are a response to a series of attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq & Syria by…
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) December 26, 2023
For her part, US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said – in a statement – that the attack on Erbil Air Base resulted in the injury of 3 American soldiers, one of whom is in serious condition.
Watson added in her statement that it was the US President’s “top priority.” joe biden It is to “protect American military personnel from harm,” noting that “the United States will act at the time and manner it chooses if these attacks continue.”
Numerous attacks
A military base containing American forces was attacked near Erbil International Airport in the province Kurdstan Iraq An attack with a bomb-laden drone, causing injuries and disrupting work at the airport, according to what the Iraqi army announced.
The Iraqi News Agency quoted the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, as saying – in a statement – that “outlaw groups are trying to attack Iraqi bases, some of which contain advisors to the international coalition forces, including what happened at 15:50 ( 12:50 pm GMT) by sending an explosive drone near Erbil Civil Airport.
Washington has so far counted 103 attacks on its forces in Iraq and Syria since last October 17, that is, 10 days after the outbreak of the Israeli aggression on GazaAccording to a tally reported by an American military official.
On December 8, the American embassy in Baghdad was attacked with several missiles that did not result in casualties, but it was the first to hit the embassy since the attacks against American forces and international coalition forces began, and no party claimed responsibility for this attack.
